​World Kidney Day is observed annually on the 2nd Thursday in March (on the 9th in 2023). In an opinion piece for News24, Dr Yazied Chothia (Tygerberg Hospital and the Division of Nephrology) emphasises the importance of bridging the...

The more we discover about the human gut microbiome and the gut-brain axis, the more questions arise concerning the influence that trillions of microorganisms have on the development of mental disorders and serious diseases such as cancer...

Transdisciplinary and public engagement workshop was to bring people with diverse expertise in exploring who the young women

​Until he was six years old, Gibson Ncube didn't utter a word. Today the boy who suffered from mutism, speaks four African and three international languages. Dr Ncube now works as a lecturer at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Department of...

Me Nafiisah Chotun is one of three female researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) who were included in a group of only 14 women acknowledged as some of the best researchers in sub-Saharan Africa. They each received a L'Oreal-UNESCO...

​​Published in May to commemorate Workers' Day, our annual #dayinthelife series spotlights our staff at Stellenbosch University (SU). This year, we highlight professional administrative support services staff who make a tangible difference...

At the crossroads of medicine and law, Dr Janette Verster finds her passion. As Head of the Division of Forensic Medicine at Stellenbosch University and Head of Clinical Department at Forensic Pathology Services at Tygerberg Mortuary, she...

In today’s rapidly evolving world, entrepreneurship has emerged as a powerful driver of economic transformation. At Stellenbosch University (SU), the IGNITE initiative stands at the forefront of empowering students to explore...

The recently concluded hackathon organised by Stellenbosch University's (SU) School for Data Science and Computational Thinking was extraordinary, marking a milestone in the university's commitment to advancing innovation, diversity, and...

Professor Samantha Sampson, a renowned tuberculosis (TB) researcher from Stellenbosch University (SU), has been appointed as the Director of the VALIDATE Network, a global collaboration aimed at accelerating vaccine development for complex...